US Congress House Bill 1128 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on March 16 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Preparedness Planning Act - Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a competitive program to make grants for emergency preparedness planning and implementation to local educational agencies and districts located in areas under a high threat of terrorist attacks, natural disasters, or public health emergencies. Directs the Secretary, in awarding grants, to give priority to: (1) local educational agencies and districts located in areas with higher population densities that are under a higher threat of terrorist attacks, natural disasters, or public health emergencies; and (2) such agencies and districts that have demonstrated the ability to formulate and implement effective emergency preparedness plans. Requires a local educational agency or district receiving a grant to use such funds to formulate and implement an emergency preparedness plan, which shall provide for: (1) the creation in the office of the superintendent or other chief executive officer of the local educational agency or district of a School Emergency Response Center; (2) the creation of a Regional Advisory Council; and (3) the development of a plan specific to each school under the local educational agency's or district's authority for each type of emergency likely to occur in the area. Permits remaining funds to be used for any purpose relating to emergency preparedness planning or implementation.

Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Preparedness Planning Act

Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Hansen Clarke [D-MI]
Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-03-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
2011-03-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
2011-03-16	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2011-03-16	House	Referred to House Homeland Security
2011-03-16	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2011-03-16	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1128/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1128/BILLS-112hr1128ih.pdf